Debra Steger

Debra Steger is a Full Professor of international trade and investment law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. She was the first Director of the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization. During the Uruguay Round, she was Canada’s Principal Legal Counsel and Senior Negotiator on Dispute Settlement and the Establishment of the World Trade Organization. She has been General Counsel of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and practised international trade, investment, and competition law with major law firms in Canada. She has served on dispute settlement panels in the WTO, the NAFTA, and the Canadian Agreement on Internal Trade. She has been appointed to dispute settlement rosters for free trade agreements, including NAFTA and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, acted as counsel in WTO and NAFTA disputes, and provided technical assistance and training to developing country Members of the WTO. She serves on several editorial, academic, and other advisory boards. Steger has an LL.M. from the University of Michigan, an LL.B. from the University of Victoria, and a B.A. from the University of British Columbia. She has published 11 books and over 140 articles, book chapters and reports on international trade and investment law, international organizations, and international dispute settlement.